republic-os/legislation/us/states/md/2026/hb-557.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process	Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process	us/states/md	Maryland General Assembly	2026	HB 557	Maryland HB 557 (2026)	bill		enacted	Acevero Alston Boafo Coley Crutchfield Davis Harrison Ivey J. Long Kerr Roberts Taylor Toles Turner Wilson	3	13	2	2026-01-28	2026-04-28	openstates	ocd-bill/afc2f5fd-abec-4dad-9164-cd66ff5b224d	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0557?ys=2026RS	c990730e84724f46b1cd83aa3b0e6114f0ac2ca1160b5d33cd5fd29b84eb500f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-md

Maryland HB 557 (2026) — Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Chapter - Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (committee substitute) — source
2. First - Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (committee substitute) — source
3. Third - Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• On Third Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
• On Third Reading — 96–28 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Acevero — primary (person)
• Alston — primary (person)
• Boafo — primary (person)
• Coley — primary (person)
• Crutchfield — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Harrison — primary (person)
• Ivey — primary (person)
• J. Long — primary (person)
• Kerr — primary (person)
• Roberts — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Toles — primary (person)
• Turner — primary (person)
• Wilson — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-01-28 First Reading Economic Matters referral-committee
• 2026-02-03 Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2026-03-03 Favorable Report by Economic Matters committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-04 Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-05 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2026-03-06 Referred Judicial Proceedings referral-committee
• 2026-03-20 Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2026-04-13 Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-13 Favorable Adopted committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-13 Second Reading Passed
• 2026-04-13 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2026-04-13 Returned Passed
• 2026-04-28 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/afc2f5fd-abec-4dad-9164-cd66ff5b224d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).